Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
KITTY
kitty, kitty-cat, puss, pussy, pussycat
(noun) informal terms referring to a domestic cat
kitten, kitty
(noun) young domestic cat
pot, jackpot, kitty
(noun) the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)
pool, kitty
(noun) the combined stakes of the betters
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
kitty (plural kitties)
(informal) A kitten or young cat.
(childish, sometimes capitalized) A pet name for a cat.
A money pool, as for a card game, or for shared expenses.
(poker, slang) In a home game, a small, specified amount taken from each pot to pay the host's expenses.
(slang, vulgar) Female genitals. (Euphemistic form of pussy.)
(card games) A set of additional cards dealt face down in some games.
Synonyms
• (money pool): pot
Proper noun
Kitty
A diminutive of Katherine and related female given names.
A generic name for a cat.
Source: Wiktionary
Kit"ty, n.
1. A kitten; also, a pet name or calling name for the cat.
2. [Etym. uncertain.] (Gaming) The percentage taken out of a pool to pay for refreshments, or for the expenses of the table. R. F. Foster.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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